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MELA FEST CONTINUES @ THE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 August, 2012 Featuring Botown, World Groove Orchestra, Kesh-K, PBN, Trio Manuche Gypsy Swing Band, the Natural-Ites and family workshops in the Art Zone all day. Also coming up: MELA FEST @ WORLD EVENT YOUNG ARTISTS (WEYA) Sunday 9 September, 6pm – 10pm Featuring WEYA performances from across 5 continents and MANDALA 3D digital projection. **See below for information on volunteering for WEYA** Admission to all events is FREE! For further information and a detailed programme visit: http://www.thenewartexchange.org.uk/MelaFest2012.php

16 June - 11 August Mezzanine Gallery Exhibition KANAVAL Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the streets of Haiti The photographs in this exhibition document the pre-Lenten Mardi Gras festivities in Jacmel, a coastal town in Southern Haiti. Leah's photographs register Haiti’s juncture between its history, its cosmology and the present. Gordon’s images document troupes of ‘performers’ acting out mythological and political tales in a whorish theatre of the absurd that course the streets unshackled by traditional parade. Admission: FREE Age range: All are welcome Read more   16 June - 4 August Central Gallery Exhibition Palimpsests of Desire: Gurminder Sikand A palimpsest is a parchment designed to be scraped clean and used again. The traces of previous texts and drawings often remain visible through the layers of mark-making, thus reflecting the history of the documents earlier forms. In this new collection of work, Nottingham based artist Gurminder Sikand uses the concept of the palimpsest to explore the shifting nature of culture, memory and identity. Admission: FREE Age range: All are welcome Read more   Thursday 19 July, 7:30pm - 9pm Live Music Performance An audience with Sura Susso Back by popular demand, New Art Exchange presents Sura Susso. A virtuoso kora player, percussionist and singer songwriter, Sura is known to enthral his audience with his mesmerising music. His debut album ‘Sila Kang’ received critical acclaim in the arenas of both classical and world music. In this concert he will joined by fantastic instrumentalists, Catherine Carr on guitar & John Ball on tabla. This is the first showcase of this unique collaboration. Admission: £9 (£8 concessions) Age range: All are welcome Read more

Friday 20 July, 6.30pm – 9pm Panel discussion Community Question Time: Jamaica 50 Years Later! 97.5 KEMET FM in association with New Art Exchange will be holding a special community question time debate on the social, economic and political achievements of Jamaica after 50 years of independence. Hosted by Kevin Brown, presenter of KEMET FM Talkback Show and featuring a panel of prominent figures including Councillor Merlita Bryan, Sheriff of Nottingham. To be part of the audience, please contact KEMET FM on 0115 970 1461. Admission: FREE Age range: All are welcome Read more   Saturday 21 July, 2pm - 4pm Family Friendly Workshop Clay Summer Workshop Work your magic with air-drying clay - mould, sculpt, and decorate your creations using various tools and hand techniques. A messy but fun session that is suitable for children accompanied by adults. Admission:£3 for one adult with one child, £2 for additional participants thereafter. Includes light refreshments. Age range: All are welcome Read more   Tuesday 24 - Wednesday 25 July 10am - 4pm Summer Holiday Workshop Summer Game Jam Over two days participants will explore the world of pervasive gaming with design group Larkin’ About. Pervasive gaming is a fastgrowing movement which uses game structures to explore the world around us. Games familiar and unknown will be explored and an original game made. Come, get creative, and play! Admission: FREE (advanced booking is essential) Age range:11 - 16, however older participants are welcome to join in Read more

Every Tuesday, 5pm - 8pm YARD Young Actors (15-25 years) **UPCOMING AUDITIONS** Wednesday 29 August, 11am - 1pm. Email rachael@nae.org.uk or call NAE on 0115 924 8630 to book a slot. Read more VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WORLD EVENT YOUNG ARTISTS (WEYA) Becoming a World Event Volunteer will provide an extraordinary opportunity to become involved in the East Midlands Cultural Olympiad. WEYA volunteering is open to people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds. Read more

CULTURE CLOUD EXHIBITION COMING SOON! The top 40 have been selected and we invite you to join us for the CULTURE CLOUD top 40 exhibition launch on Thursday 26 July, 6-9pm at New Art Exchange. For further information please visit: http://www.nae.org.uk/exhibitions_future or email culturecloud@nae.org.uk. Culture Cloud Voter Questionnaire Please come and tell us about your response to the experience of voting in the Culture Cloud project! Click to take part... Click Here

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